Where does “büyüklenmek” come from?

büyüklenmek (Turkish) comes from Turkish büyük, from Ottoman Turkish بیوك, from Proto-Turkic bedük, from Proto-Turkic bedü- — to grow, become large; to grow big; to become...

büyüklenmek (Turkish): to be proud, to be arrogant

Definitions

  1. to be proud, to be arrogant

Ancestry of “büyüklenmek”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Turkishbüyükbig, large; grand
2Ottoman Turkishبیوكbig, large; grand, great
3Proto-Turkicbedükbig; tall; big, tall
4Proto-Turkicbedü-to grow, become large; to grow big; to become...
Every word from Proto-Turkic bedü- →Every word from Proto-Turkic bedük →Every word from Ottoman Turkish بیوك →
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